Top Facelift Surgeons USA

2025 Top USA Facial Surgeons for Facelift Surgery

Here is a curated list of the most experienced, highest-rated USA plastic surgeons performing facelifts – deep plane facelifts, SMAS facelifts mid facelifts, lower facelifts and mini-facelifts.

Dr Andrew Jacono, MD, FACS

• Location: New York, New York.
• Andrew Jacono is a global authority in the field of facial plastic and reconstructive surgery.
• As one of New York City’s premier plastic surgeons, Dr Jacono is known for his original, advanced approach to non-surgical and minimally invasive facial rejuvenation with flawless, yet natural results.
• His current patient base consists of; prominent American and international socialites, television news personalities, editors, models, actors and actresses, as well as, everyday men and women interested in rejuvenating their appearance.
• Jacono is also dual Board Certified in Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery as well as Head and Neck Surgery.
• He currently serves as Section Head of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery at North Shore University Hospital, Manhasset, Assistant Clinical Professor, Division of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery at The New York Eye and Ear Infirmary, and Albert Einstein College of Medicine.
• In addition, Dr Jacono serves as Director of The New York Center for Facial Plastic & Laser Surgery in New York, New York.

Furthermore, a proponent of alternative healing, Dr Jacono is the creator of J PAK SYSTEMS™ homoeopathic remedies to help optimize healing and speed recovery after aesthetic procedures.

Moreover, Dr Jacono has presented clinical research and conducted live surgery in front of peer audiences at over 100 plastic surgery meetings and symposiums around the world. He has also delivered lectures on his innovative techniques at the most prestigious universities in America.

Furthermore, he has published extensively in the medical literature on minimal incision mini-facelifting, eyelid lifting, and rhinoplasty, with over 50 articles appearing in peer-reviewed journals. His highly acclaimed second book entitled The face of the future: Look Natural, Not Plastic was released in 2012. Dr Jacono’s third consumer book became available in the spring of 2018.

Best articles

• Three-Dimensional Analysis of Long-Term Midface Volume Change After Vertical Vector Deep-Plane Rhytidectomy
• Extended Deep Plane Facelift: Incorporating Facial Retaining Ligament Release and Composite Flap Shifts to Maximize Midface, Jawline and Neck Rejuvenation.
• The Minimal Access Deep Plane Extended Vertical Facelift

Dr Rod J. Rohrich, MD

• Location: Dallas, Texas.
• Rod J. Rohrich is an internationally known surgeon. Not only is he a highly respected surgeon, but he is also a highly skilled one.
• He has a global clinical practice at Dallas Plastic Surgery Institute in Dallas, Texas.
• He is also a Clinical Professor of Plastic Surgery at the Baylor College of Medicine.
• Furthermore, he is board-certified by the American Board of Plastic Surgery and has led most of the key professional organizations in plastic surgery in the USA.
• On both national and international levels, Dr Rohrich has received numerous honours and awards in plastic and cosmetic surgery.
• Dr Rohrich has been honoured by his peers as one of the most influential physicians and plastic surgeons in this current era.
• He is a world expert in rhinoplasty, revision rhinoplasty, facelift, and revision facelift surgery as well as all aspects of facial rejuvenation.
• In fact, he has developed multiple innovative techniques and technology to advance both patient safety and outcomes as well as the science of how to reverse facial ageing in a natural manner.

Dr Rohrich has also authored hundreds of innovative academic publications in the field of plastic surgery. As Editor-in-Chief of the leading plastic surgery journal, the Journal of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery (PRS), he has transformed PRS into the best and most respected peer-reviewed journal worldwide in plastic surgery. Dr Rohrich also developed and serves as Editor-in-Chief of the first open-access peer-reviewed plastic surgery journal in North America – PRS Global Open.

Dr Garth Fisher MD

• Location: Beverly Hills, California.
• Garth Fisher is one of the most widely known and altogether best plastic surgeons in the US so of course his on our top 20 plastic surgeons list.
• Dr Fisher is the plastic surgeon who originated the television series, “Extreme Makeover” which was an instantaneous phenomenon and was the initial doctor selected for the ABC hit series.
• Dr Fisher specializes in aesthetic/cosmetic plastic surgery of the face, nose, breast, and body, and is considered one of the best facial plastic surgeons in the world.
• His practice includes A–list celebrities, entertainment, and fashion icons, supermodels, Fortune 500 business executives, royalty, and other medical and licensed professionals from around the world.
• Because of his surgical skills and clinical judgment he is sought after by an expansive international clientele.

In 2010, Dr Fisher created the Biomed Spa of Beverly Hills™, which offers a comprehensive variety of medical treatments designed to optimize and create a platform for the health and restoration of skin and thus promotes a concept of unequalled and sustainable wellness. This includes non-invasive skin tightening, body contouring, and fat reduction technology. Customized computer-complexion analysis is also available to help direct and monitor treatment regimens. The latest laser, radiofrequency, and ultrasound modalities are all available as well as all aspects of tissue injectables with fillers and neurotoxins. Wellness and longevity are fully supported in the Spa with Counter-aging supplements and bio-identical hormone replacement. A well-respected nutritionist is also available to help provide every aspect of health and wellness.

Best articles

• Facelift: State of the Art

Dr Timothy Marten, MD, FACS

• Location: San Fransico, California.
• Timothy Marten is a Board Certified Plastic Surgeon and Founder/Director of the Marten Clinic of Plastic Surgery in San Francisco.
• He received his medical degree with multiple honours from the University of California Davis and went on to complete training in general and microsurgery.
• Dr Marten is a Diplomat of the American Board of Plastic Surgery, a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons, and a recipient of a Certificate of Advanced Education in Aesthetic Surgery.
• He is an internationally recognized authority on surgery to rejuvenate and improve the face.
• Dr Marten has taught a generation of plastic surgeons advanced techniques in facial plastic surgery.
• He has also published numerous scientific articles on surgery to rejuvenate the face and has authored over thirty textbook chapters on facelift surgery and related topics including widely referenced and referred to chapters in acclaimed plastic surgery textbooks; The Art of Aesthetic Surgery, Mastery In Plastic Surgery, Aesthetic Surgery, Plastic Surgery, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Clinics In Plastic Surgery, Instructional Courses in Plastic Surgery, Deep Face-lifting Techniques, Operative Techniques In Plastic Surgery, Aesthetic Rejuvenation of the Face and Neck, The Forehead and Temporal Fossa: Anatomy and Technique, Plastic Surgery: Indications and Practice and International Textbook of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery.
• Dr Marten has also been chosen as editor/contributor to the textbook Facelift: State of the Art.
• His attention to detail and special techniques are renowned. He uses techniques to obtain maximum improvement while preserving a soft, natural, harmonious, and “non-surgical” appearance, with inconspicuous scars.
• Dr Martin has also been profiled and quoted on TV, radio, and in numerous magazines and newspapers including CNN, NPR, Vogue, W, Allure, GQ, Tattler, Harper’s Bazaar, Focus, Cosmetic Surgery Times, the Business Times, the New York Times, and the San Francisco Chronicle.”

Best articles

• High SMAS Facelift: Combined Single Flap Lifting of the Jawline, Cheek, and Midface
• Facial Fat Grafting: Why, Where, How, and How Much
• Facelift: Planning and Technique

Dr James M. Stuzin

• Location: Miami, Florida.
• James Stuzin is one of the foremost experts in aesthetic plastic surgery practising today.
• He’s authored several seminal textbooks including “Surgical Rejuvenation of the Face” and “Chemical Peeling and Laser Resurfacing” and published over 100 heavily cited articles in plastic surgery journals.
• Dr Stuzin also performs live surgery demonstrations to teach other plastic surgeons his cutting-edge techniques for face lifting, neck lifting, endoscopic brow lifting, and upper- and lower eyelid surgery.

After entering into practice with Dr Thomas J. Baker, Dr Baker and Dr Stuzin they developed “The Extended SMAS” procedure — now a widely utilized technique in facelifts. The approach was groundbreaking in that it made aesthetics central to the practice of plastic surgery, allowing for the restoration of a facial shape to a more youthful form without the surgical distortion commonly seen in other face-lifting procedures. This procedure not only enhances facial appearance and contour, but it has the additional benefit of minimizing scar perceptibility and signs that the patient has undergone surgery. After performing several thousand Extended SMAS procedures throughout his career, Dr. Stuzin is not only the co-founder of this technique but also one of the world’s leading experts on its execution.

An accomplished educator as well as surgeon, Dr Stuzin is regarded throughout the field of aesthetic plastic surgery as a leading expert. To date, he’s been one of only two plastic surgeons in the State of Florida elected by his peers to serve as the Director and Chairman of the American Board of Plastic Surgery, the organization that provides Board Certification for plastic surgeons in the United States.

Best articles

• The relationship of the superficial and deep facial fascias: relevance to rhytidectomy and aging.
• Anatomy of the frontal branch of the facial nerve: the significance of the temporal fat pad.
• The anatomy and clinical applications of the buccal fat pad.

A. Peter Salas MD, FACS, FACM

• Location: New York, New York, and West Orange, New Jersey.
• Salas is an academically brilliant student of surgery, involved in pioneering both research and publications.
• Moreover, he has a warm bedside manner and finesse that you simply can not teach.
• Dr Salas was also named one of America’s top plastic surgeons by the Consumers Research Council of America.
• Additionally, he got on the Vogue Magazine list as one of the “Top Choices in the Tri-States”.
• He has also earned the rare distinction of triple board certification by the American Board of Plastic Surgery, the American Board of Surgery, and the American Board of Mesoplasty.​

Dr Salas is an internationally recognized educator, author, and lecturer in advanced techniques in cosmetic procedures. His cosmetic surgery training and experience focus on minimally invasive (endoscopic), “scarless” plastic surgery, resulting in the ability to minimize the incisions and avoid many of the scars that are associated with many surgical procedures. So, it comes as no surprise that he is in our Top Plastic Surgeons in the USA list.

Dr Michael Zenn, MD, FACS, MBA

• Location: Raleigh, North Carolina.
• Zenn is board-certified in Plastic Surgery by the American Board of Plastic Surgery.
• He is currently an examiner for the Board, administering oral boards to board-eligible plastic surgeons annually.

In 2000, Dr Zenn was recruited to the Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery at the Duke University Medical Center, where he held many titles over 17 years, including Professor with Tenure, Vice Chief of the Division of Plastic Surgery, Director of Resident Training, and also Co-Director of the Facial Reanimation Program.

At Duke, Dr Zenn’s practice was a mix of highly intricate reconstructions of the face, breast, and body and state-of-the-art cosmetic surgeries. While at Duke Dr Zenn invented the “Zenn Delay” breast reconstruction procedure, used around the world to provide women with genetic risk (BRCA) and all stages of cancer immediate reconstruction with a dramatically improved safety profile. His original study of his first cohort of patients was published in 2015.

Not only has Dr Zenn published numerous articles and book chapters he has also lectured around the world on a variety of topics in plastic surgery. His two-volume textbook, Reconstructive Surgery, has become required reading for young plastic surgeons worldwide. He is proud to have trained hundreds of plastic surgery residents, many of whom practice in the Raleigh area.

Dr Zenn’s easy-going and relaxed nature immediately puts his patients at ease. He is approachable, and his office is aesthetically calming. He also takes a personal approach to patient care. His patients call him directly on his cell phone for any immediate problems or concerns, he is always there for them. His integrity and amazing bedside manner are the trademarks of his reputation.

Dr James E. Zins, MD

• Location: Beachwood, Ohio.
• James E. Zins, MD, is board-certified by the American Board of Plastic Surgery.
• He is the Chairman of the Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery at the Cleveland Clinic.
• Dr Zins specializes in facial cosmetic surgery including facelifts (rhytidectomy); neck, forehead, and eyebrow lifts; eyelid surgery, and cosmetic nose reshaping (rhinoplasty).
• His interests include Botox® and cosmetic injectable fillers, including human fat injections, Juvederm®, Perlane®, Radiesse®, Restylane®, and Sculptra®.

A frequent lecturer at national and international meetings, Dr Zins has served as the president of the Northeast Ohio Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons and the Ohio Valley Society of Plastic Surgeons. He is also a founding member of the American Society of Craniofacial Surgeons, a fellow of the American College of Surgeons, and a board member of the American Association of Plastic Surgeons.

Additionally, Dr Zins is a Professor of Surgery at the Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine and serves as an Oral Board senior examiner for the American Board of Plastic Surgery.

He has published more than 150 papers in peer-reviewed plastic surgery journals and more than 10 book chapters. He is an innovator of facelift alternatives. Furthermore, he serves on the editorial boards of multiple plastic surgery journals, including Associate Editor of the Aesthetic Section of the Annals of Plastic Surgery, Associate Editor of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery, and on the editorial board of the Aesthetic Surgery Journal.

Dr Sherrell J. Aston, MD

• Location: New York, New York.
• Dr. Aston is a double-board-certified plastic surgeon and is also one of the world’s foremost experts in aesthetic plastic surgery.
• Dr Aston is known around the world for his development of modern facelift techniques, which produce natural, unoperated results.
• His techniques reposition not just the skin but also the deeper plane of muscles and fascia beneath the skin of the face and neck.
• While Dr. Aston repositions the deeper plane in every patient, variations in an individual’s anatomy require different techniques for lifting and repositioning the muscles and fascia to achieve the most desired and elegant facial rejuvenation.
• He is also an expert in cosmetic eyelid surgery and brow lifting techniques, as well as the closed rhinoplasty technique, which avoids incisions and scars on the outside of the nose. He has used the closed technique for thousands of noses, both in primary and secondary procedures.
• Dr Aston has a tremendous amount of experience with cosmetic breast and body contouring procedures such as breast augmentation, breast reduction, breast lift, as well as liposuction, and abdominoplasty.

Dr Aston has a lot of experience with nonsurgical facial rejuvenation treatments such as fillers, BOTOX®, lasers, and peels for those patients who are not candidates or do not wish to have a surgical facelift.

Best articles

• Is there a difference? A prospective study comparing lateral and standard SMAS facelifts with extended SMAS and composite rhytidectomies.
• Face Lift
• Taking It on the Chin

Dr. Bryan H. Pruitt, MD, FACS

• Location: Dallas, Texas.
• Dr Bryan Pruitt is a board-certified plastic surgeon renowned for his expertise in facial rejuvenation, particularly facelifts and neck lifts.
• With over two decades of experience, he has established a reputation for delivering natural-looking results that enhance his patients’ features without overt signs of surgery.​
• Recognition: Consistently named among the “Best Doctors in Dallas” by D Magazine and recognized as a “Texas Super Doctor” by Texas Monthly, Dr. Pruitt’s peers have acknowledged his excellence in the field .​
• Patient-Centered Approach: Dr. Pruitt is known for dedicating his full attention to each patient, performing only one facelift surgery per day to ensure meticulous care and optimal outcomes.​
• Global Clientele: His practice attracts high-profile individuals, including celebrities, athletes, and executives, from across the United States and internationally, all seeking his discreet and refined surgical expertise .​
• The Pruitt Facelift: Dr. Pruitt’s signature procedure, the “Pruitt Facelift,” focuses on restoring youthful contours by addressing sagging skin and underlying muscle laxity. Utilizing advanced  techniques, he tightens the deeper structures of the face before redraping the skin, resulting in a rejuvenated yet natural appearance
• Patient Testimonials: In hundreds of online reviews, patients consistently praise Dr. Pruitt for his professionalism, attention to detail, and the natural-looking results he achieves. Many highlight the supportive environment of his practice and the personalized care they receive throughout their surgical journey.​​

Dr. Bryan Pruitt’s commitment to excellence, combined with his surgical skill and aesthetic sensibility, solidifies his position as one of the top facial surgeons in the United States.

Dr. Thomas P. Sterry, MD, FACS

• Location: New York, New York.
• Dr. Thomas P. Sterry is a board-certified plastic surgeon renowned for his expertise in face & neck rejuvenation and body contouring.
• With over two decades of experience, he operates a boutique-style practice on Manhattan’s Upper East Side, offering personalized care and natural-looking results to a discerning clientele.
• He serves as an Assistant Clinical Professor in the Division of Plastic Surgery at Mount Sinai Medical Center and holds leadership positions in several professional societies, including the American Society of Plastic Surgeons and the American College of Surgeons. ​
• Dr. Sterry is known for developing the Naturalift Mini Facelift, a minimally invasive procedure that offers rejuvenation with reduced downtime and scarring. ​He emphasizes individualized treatment plans, ensuring that each patient receives care tailored to their unique anatomy and aesthetic goals. ​
• Facial Rejuvenation Expertise: Dr. Sterry specializes in a range of facial procedures, including facelifts, neck lifts, neck lipo, buccal fat removal, chin liposuction, and brow lifts. His techniques focus on restoring youthful contours and achieving harmonious facial balance without overt signs of surgery. ​
• Patient Testimonials: Patients consistently praise Dr. Sterry for his attention to detail and the natural results he achieves. Many highlight the supportive environment of his practice team and the personalized care they receive throughout their surgical journey. ​​

Dr Sterry’s Instagram account demonstrates his reputation as a top plastic surgeon and influencer.

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